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Adversity often produces an unexpected opportunity. Look for it ! Appreciate and utilize it! This is difficult to do if you're feeling sorry for yourself because you're faced with adversity.

John Wooden

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John Wooden
Age: 99 †
Born: 1910
Born: October 14
Died: 2010
Died: May 26
Basketball Coach
Basketball Player
Military Officer
Hall
Indiana
John Robert Wooden
Opportunity
Inevitable
Difficult
Adversity
Often
Sorry
Feelings
Appreciate
Look
Produce
Utilize
Looks
Motivational
Faced
Feeling
Produces
Suffering
Unexpected

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